We conducted a comparative case study‐based investigation of health sector strategies that
were useful in expanding or establishing new abortion services. We selected geographically …

Eliminating unsafe abortion will require multisectoral actions that create and strengthen
enabling legal and policy environments for safe abortion and for the implementation of …

Along with governments from around the world, African leaders agreed at the International
Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994 to address unsafe abortion as …

The passage of a liberalized abortion law is one of many changes that must take place if
women are to gain access to safe and legal services. A study of the process following legal …

Globally, abortion mortality accounts for at least 13% of all maternal mortality. Unsafe
abortion procedures, untrained abortion providers, restrictive abortion laws and high …

Guttmacher Institute 3 meetings of reproductive rights activists; advocacy campaigns using
mass communications to mobilize public opinion; coalition building; and the development of …

Bela Ganatra, a Philip Guest, b Marge Bererc a Scientist, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/
World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in …

The decision to terminate a pregnancy is not one that is taken lightly. The need for an
abortion reflects limited sexual autonomy, ineffective or lack of access to contraceptive …

Background and methodology South Africa's Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of
1996 provides for safe termination of pregnancy (TOP) in designated facilities in the public …

Medical abortion is safe and effective and has been approved for use in early termination of
pregnancy in South Africa since 2001. The Department of Health is currently considering its …